Since 2003, Pinault has been the President of Groupe Artémis, , the parent company of Kering, and owner of the winery Château Latour, the auction house Christie's, and the football team Stade Rennais FC
Groupe Artémis acquired the Palazzo Grassi in Venice in 2005
Let's continue ..🤫👇
"My sincere wish is that the contemporary art center, consisting of Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana, shall remain truly contemporary. "François Pinault
"VENICE, ITALY - APRIL 08: The British artist Thomas Houseago attends the press preview of "Elogio del Dubbio" at Punta della Dogana on April 8, 2011 in Venice, Italy. The exhibition will open from April 10, 2011 to December 31, 2012.
(Photo by Barbara Zanon/Getty Images)"
Martin Kersels and Thomas Houseago attend THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART 2010 Biennial Artist Council Artist's Party at MxCo on February 22, 2010 in New York
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 04: (L-R) Francois Pinault and Artist Thomas Houseago attend the 'Picasso Mania' : Press Preview. Held at Grand Palais on October 4, 2015
"VENICE, ITALY - MAY 31: Artist Thomas Houseago attends the preview of 'Il Mondo Vi Appartiene' at Palazzo Grassi on May 31, 2011 in Venice, Italy. The exhibition of works will run from June 2-December 31, 2011. (Photo by Barbara Zanon/Getty Images)"
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"VENICE, ITALY - APRIL 08: The curator Caroline Bourgeois [with Jeff Koons] attends the press preview of "Elogio del Dubbio" at Punta della Dogana on April 8, 2011 in Venice"
"Artist Thomas Houseago, actor-producer Salma Hayek Pinault, wearing Gucci, Kering Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Francois-Henri Pinault, and guest attend 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala honoring Catherine Opie and Guillermo del Toro "
Who else was there?
"Actor Jared Leto (L), wearing Gucci, and Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele, wearing Gucci, attend 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala honoring Catherine Opie and Guillermo del Toro presented by Gucci at LACMA on November 3, 2018 "
The owner of the LA Times , Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, said quite a lot in that nugget of a little speech I'm going to go look it up then break this down.
Dr PSS : "I'm excited about this next 4 years.... we could lead the world in our innovation, and using healthcare as a foreign policy around the world."
WaPo , 2023
"Famous Kenyan orphanage allegedly hid dark secrets"
"Former vice president Mike Pence praised the nun who ran it by name on World Aids Day in 2018 and hosted her at the White House. Congressional tours were frequent." 🤔🎶 archive.is/3uXNu
Baroness Chalker is the founder and president of Africa Matters Limited, an independent consultancy providing advice and assistance to companies initiating, developing or growing their activities in Africa. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynda_Cha…
Lynda Baroness Chalker of Wallasey, Non-Executive Director Unilever Chairman for Africa Matters attends the Business Action for Africa Summit on July 5, 2005 in London The Business Action for Africa Summit held on the eve of the Gleneagles G8 Summit
"The ex-wife of Google’s Sergey Brin poured divorce money into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign and became his running mate, with potentially cataclysmic consequences."
That's a bit dramatic , Daily Beast. Isn't it?
"When Google co-founder Sergey Brin began openly dating Nicole Shanahan,in 2015,some members of his circle assumed it was a fling. Fresh out of law school, she was 12 years his junior,with few of the qualifications that might level the power dynamic .." thedailybeast.com/is-nicole-shan…
"By the time they married, in 2018, Shanahan had slingshotted into Silicon Valley stardom. She socialized with other billionaires’ plus-ones, ..and worked to distance Brin from his ex-wife, 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki, who had remained close with the billionaire,"..
SEMONKONG, LESOTHO -Kedge Martin of Sentebale looks on during a visit to St Leonard's Herd Boy School on June 16, 2010..The two Princes are on a joint trip to Africa which takes in Botswana, Lesotho & South Africa.
2024
"Alix Lebec, Founder & CEO of Lebec, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Co-Founding Patron of Sentebale and Dr. Sophie Chandauka MBE, Chair of Sentebale, Founder and Chair of Nandi Life Sciences speak during the Sentebale ‘Potential is Waiting’ panel discussion, followed by
a seated dinner at Zaytinya of the José Andrés Group at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on April 11, 2024 in Miami Beach, Florida. Alongside the Duke of Sussex, was an intimate group of U.S.-based philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and impact investors"🤔